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The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19
Why He Changed His Mind.

Farmer Dobhs was husking corn. and he proceeded, with a pause in his labors, to state his case very clearly |; "Yes," said he, al calc'late some on visitin' 'LUah this winter. He lives in New York, ye know, an never've felt free to go because they're power fGl busy people, an alays mistrusted 'twould be a put-out to them to traipse round with me. 'Lijah's in his office all day, an the gals are seein' about their clo'es, an their mother she's on a good many boards an sioh. !"
 "What's made you change your mind, uncle?" asked a neighbor, who had come in to .'change works spell. :"
 "Pll tell ye," said the farmer, look ing at a red ear before he laid 1t down, and possibly remembering the days when he and Abigail were young "The gals have spent the summer down here, ye know, an ain't they made things huml"
 "Made good deal O troubles' knowingly volunteered the neighbor.
 "Wal, no, shouldn't exactly say trouble. for we was glad to sec 'ea, an glad to do for 'em but, bless 'em l they didn't make no bones of hender- in my work, can tell ye. Some times they seemed as if twas play, got up for them to look at.
 "Now, shouldn't ha' liked that, said the neighbor, with decision,
 "It did hender, I can't deny. Clary she'd beg to ride little ways on the mow in machine, an I'd have to foller on, my hair turnin' gray, what ont hadn't turned afore, for fear she'd cut herself all to pieces.
 "Then, when we was hurryin' for dear life to get in load an save 1t from wettin', both the gals must ride in the rack an help load; an l'll be buttered, when we was comin' back am putin for the barn, with the big drops splashin' us all over, Jennie she hollers:
 70 Uncle Peter, stop the oxen Do! dov
 'T thought she'd got hut some- ways, to say the least ont, an what do you s'pose was the matter2 She'd seen big ros'berry bush, an nothin' would do but she must stop an eat. That time, though, didn't give in. drav on.o
 "They seemed to be poorly lively gals
 "Lively! They footed horns every time we went out riding, an wanted to make jack-o -lanterns,-I blessed my stars punkins hadn't come !-an' asked the hired men all manner O ridic- 'lous questions, an went walkin round with long poles in their hands that they called 'helpin' sticks
 "lf it's the fashion in New York to make such pow-wow, Ii must sound ike Babel aA,' nothin' else 1ui Pm goin' there to find out.
 "They'rc real warm hearted gals an seein' they ain't packard in hen derin' other folks work, why, don mean to be packard in hcnderin theirn."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19
English and American News Gathesers


 The average English reporter trusts far too much to shorthand. When he gets on large daily, he is apt to be- come a mere note- taking machine, and he is treated and esteemed as such. The result is that when there comes among reporters man who can write tout of his own head" no use is made of his capacity. The chief reporter simply uses him as machine, and the man, if he be of any stamina, retaliates by getting himself removed from the reporting staff to some other depart ment. Then when the occasion comes that reporter is wanted to write an original copy he is either not there or he lacks the facility that comes from practice.
 The American reporter is different. In many cases he would be unfit to take his "turn in the gallery" or at a large public meeting where the paper sends corps for fve-column cer- battm report. His shorthand is shaky and, like Dartd CopperJselcrs, puzzle to himself. But he can go to a meet ing and write half narrative and half critical report, containing not only the main facts, but score of little gossipy items and comments that peo- pie like to read. He can be told to Ego down to the depot and make a column about the new boss"-a com- mand at which the average English reporter would stare helplessly. Fi- nally, he can be requested to go and get some news, and he will go and get it. His English confrere never heard such 8 command, and has no knowl- edge that any thing ever happens save such anticipated events as are daily entered in advance in the chief report CTS engagement book.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19
Baby Is a Terror>
Rehoboth Sunday Herald.


 Everybody has seen new papa try ing to manage his primal offspring in street-car. The more primal 1t hap pens to be the harder it is to manage.
 If papa Is the sort of man he ought to be his chief ambition is to prevent his fellow passengers from getting on to the fact that he Is new in the busi- ness. He particularly desires to pass for veteran.
 Baby, however, never for moment overlooks the fact that he is only an amateur.
 It's first move Is to turn a summer sault off the papa's unaccustomed knees and stand on its little intellect in the aisle, thus bothering people about getting of and on the car and effectually preventing the sad-eyed conductor from collecting the fares. Then, when papa dares to disagree with this original and startling flight of fancy and move the previous ques- tion, the delights of baby farming sud denly materialize and become dis tinctly visible to the naked eye.
 With an intellectual whoop that causes the sad looking passenger on the rear platform to drop the cigar from between his lips, baby throws itself fiat on it's back on papa's knees and shoots ont like a telescope. It's dear little head plays the great bat tering ram act on a dyspeptic- looking passenger on papa's right, and its GU te little tootsies get all tangled up in the real point lace worn by supercilIous young lady on papa's left. Its dar- ling little hands are, of course, tangled up in papa's whiskers. And all the time baby is wsiling high and heart less air from the latest opera.
 Of course, every eye in the car Is fixed upon papa, and he suddenly be- comes aware of the fact that he is making history.
 So is baby.
 By the time the little darling has kicked 6 hundred dollars worth of lace off of the aristocratic dress, and loosened most of the digestive appa- ratus of the victim of dyspepsia, papa has succeeded in once more getting hold of the thread of the argument.
 He seems to hesitate between tossing his burden out of the car window snd stufiing 1t under the seat. His face is about the color of . healthy lobster, and . wild yearning to go oil some where and die and become glori ,us, care-free angel has laid violent hands on him. But through 1t all be never for . moment loses sight of the fact that he l. parent.
 The baby won't let him.
 At last he rises in broken hearted way. stumbies over the feet of every body in the car, and in sheer despers- ton stops the csr and conducts the remainder of his kindergarten on foot. But through 1t all hs is, of course, de- liriousiy happy.
 He certainly I0oky #.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19
Tired.
Mumphia sunday Times,

AumphlA sunday ItmpA,
 Mir. W. A, platt, writer In tho Epoch, makes a motion that we take pleasure in seconding. For tho last three or four years wo have been satlated with calogIcs and intricate critiques on Russian novcllsts Mir Howclls proelalms to the world that Tolstoi is the uApproachable genius of fiction. Magazine writers havo bored us to death with long. winde,i dissertations on 11rgcnieir we believe that Is the latest way of spelling this literary hoodoo's name-~and as Mir, Platt says. "we have had so many Ivan Dmi,rlevitches and Paul Nieol- aitchcs that 1t seemed as if tho wholc literary word has got tho Russian itch"
 A flow months ago VIC read an arti- clo In ono of tho magazines giving review of Count Tolstors efforts to solve the question of poverty among the peasants. The count may be a great writer of fiction indeed hia "Anna Karenina" Ia romance of power but n pernsal of his book on the needs of tho poor shows him to bc an egotlatIcal hypoeritc. or gives color to the belief that he would make an attractive nucleus for lunatlc asy lum. Tho man who has plenty of money, like Tolatoi. combined with true bcnevolcnCc, does not writc books describing his agony In not being able to alleviate the poor, but in a quiet and unostentatious way, and without thought of applause or publicity, he finds little trouble in spreading his good deeds and helping those who arc bent under the blows of advcrsity. Mir. Platt concludes his brief paper as follows; "Do give us rest We arc tired of TolstoI, anal Russia, and pessImlsm, and desraIr, and doggcd endurance, and the whole business ' We very cordially say "amen" to this. Give us long, long rest.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19

"Hsve you noticed Mir. Sing gleman,' 2 said msfsg vsTiEg HsSanas, whoss mArriageable daughters had 1their caps set, ," "have you noticed how many men are being swindled by games oi chance?"
 "Ycs," said young 6ingieman, .the daily papers are full of marriage an- nouncements."
 But sine didn't mean thst.--Nesc Fork Weekly.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19
Consumption Surely Cured.

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 Respectfully, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C., isi Pearl St., New York.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19

1t may not bo possible to civillze the Indian; but wouldn't civilization be n big gainer If the red man should bc dumped into the Fourth and Sixth wards, and the Whyo transferred to the plain? -~ Puck.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19

liyin ts n4km.-Nrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup should slwsys bs used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, sllsys all pain, cures wind collie, and is the bet remedy for diarrhss- Twenty i've cenfs . bottle.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19

New York Boy-Oh, ma, what . funny little narrow beltl
 New York Nothcr-Thst isn't . belt, Willie. That's the waist to your sister's new bail dremy
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19
All Travellers

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 "Dnrlns the twonty.ilve years hava llved on tho freu,icr." writes John McDowali, of SweetW ater. Col. Ayers Pills havc been my best friend, hava lived, mostly, whero there was no dot- tor within twenty mtles. and have hren hart sick several times. always kept Ayers medicines on hand. aud with thcm, and tho Almanac. have pulled through, have also doctnfed others, and believe have saved n,ane valuable lives by tho use ot Ayer's ttlls."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19

It Is of no use to throw cold water upon the prohibition movement. .-- Puck.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19

A Contradiction in Terms. ~The Inevitable Crznk Not at the Acade- my. Byo0ksvw Eagle.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1887-11-19
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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04
What They Think OfUs.

t. I. McDougal's paper, the &C.
redo ADVANCE, is two year old;
oold as a lion and gentle as a lamb.
The ADVANCE is success, and is
meeting with well merited sup
port Calhoun Chronicle.
Volume 3, No. comes that well
edited journal, the Ceredo AD-
vANCE, to this office. May we
have the pleasure of congratula-
tory notice when the ADVANCE will
have two threes for its volume
number.-Hdnauha Democrat.
The Ccredo ADVANCE has enter
ed on its third volume under the
able management of L. Il. Nc
Dougal. 1t is one of the best pa.
pers in the State and deserving of
the hearty patronage of all the
Wayne county citizens. Charles
ton Star.
The Ceredo ADVANCE has reach
ed its second birthday, and is flour
ishing like green bay tree. 1t has
steadily improved from the begin
ming, and is one of our most valued
exchanges. We trust Bro. MeDoug.
al will continue to prosper-MOun.
tain Echo.
The Ceredo ADVANCE has Just
completed its second year. 1t is
aole and fearless and has done much
toward breaking up the rings, and
reforming political affairs i'll WAYNE
county. If the taxpayers of that
county know what is to their inter
est, and we believe they do. they
will stand by the ADVANCE.
Elizabeth Times.
The Ceredo ADVANCE is two
years old-just six months older
than the Citizen, and it is an excel.
lent local and family newspaper.
T. L. McDougal its editor and pro-
prietor is hustler, and knows how
to make good paper. We trust
his pocket. book will become pleth-
oric, and should not be surprised to
hear of his starting National Bank
in Ccredo in a couple of years, and
getting married -LincoLn Citizen.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04
along. They don't want them along.
They are bad men.

According To the law of Kansas. children
between tho ages of eight and fourteen are
required - he sent To school at least twelve
weeks in each year, six weeks consecutive.
whore the school Is within two mites by the
nearest travelled road. Parents or guardians
may be fined not less than s. or more than
$50 for failure to comply with the law, and
50 for the second and every subsequent Of
fense.-t Kearney County Advocate.
The above is an excellent law and
such an one West Virginia, and ev-
cry other State in the Union should
have, and the officers should see that
it was cnforced-CEREDo Ap-
VANCE.
We fear that there are families in
this State that would be unable to
clothe and supply their children
with books. What would YOU do
in snch cases:- Calhoun Chronicle.
Let the Legislature pass a law
authorizing the Overseer of the
Poor to supply such children with
clothing and books at the expense
of the State.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04
a Sound Legal Opinion.

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Mr.. ID. l. Wilcoxson, OF Horse Cave.
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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

A News5oys' Home is to be
founded at Cincinnati. The object
Is to rescue homeless and neglected
children of the newsboy class, and
save them from careers of vice and
crime.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

Col. Fred. Grant, like Prcsiden,
Cleveland, took his wife along with
him on recent electioneeung tour
through the State Of New York
In both cases the charming wives
attracted more attention than the
men. We believe that the princi.
pal cause of many a politicians sue
cess IS because he took bis wife
along. Mr. Gladstone. the grand
old champion Of Home Rule. is al.
ways accompanied by his wife.
when ON electionecrinz tours. She
not only helps him politically, but
takes care Of him physically. We
know Of some West Virginia poll
tci.aa .i4o uc.cI taL- the.i .r...
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

A receiver has been appointed
for the {. & 0. R'y. This step was
taken at the ins,igation of Mr.. c. p.
Huntington, who claims that the
company is indebted to him large
amount.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

1t is reported that snow is foot
deep i'll northern Minnesota and
Dakota. The people of this vicinity
had breath from the North last Sun
day.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

At meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Republican Ma
tional League it was unanimously
resolved THAT Congress be memo
rialized to reduce letter postage to
one cent"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

The Supreme Court refused TO
grant writ of error in the case OF
the Chicago Anarchists. They will
be hanged the 11th inst.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

Hon. M. Bennett, one Of the
most prominent men of West Vir-
ginia, died at his home in Weston
last Friday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

The West Union Record has
doubled its size and is now seven
column quarto. We like the Rec
ord and are glad to see it prosper.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04
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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

a prospectus Of that popular
leading Republican papcr-the
Cincinnati Weekly Gazetfe-
appears in this issue ofthe ADVANCE.
to which we direct the especial atten.
ton Of our readers The JYceklv
gazette contains all the latest news
from all parts Of the world and we
would recommend it to those who
desire q frst-class city paper. The
Weekly Gazette and the ADVANCE
will both be furnished for the love
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good time TO subscribe. Subscrip.
tons received atthis office.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

The Lincoln Citizen is opposed
to persons voting until their capita
ton taxes are paid. We believe II
is nothing more than right that all
should pay capitation tax, yet we
feel sure it would only work an evil
10 make the payment of such a quail
ihcation for voting If such were
the case the political trickster who
had the greatest number Of dollars
would pay the capitation taxes Of
the largest number Of men and
thereby control their votes.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

The President has issued his
Thanksgiving Proclamation. The
24th inst. is the day.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

We are sorry we now have not
space for the w. c. I. U. Depart
ment
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

The city of Baltimore went Dem
ocratic, as usual.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

The citizens of Spencer, Roane
county, who recently lost their
homes by fire, are calling for aid.
Any of our people who can spare
anything for those destitute and
homeless ones, can leave their con-
tributions with the editor of this
paper who will forward them.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

Mr.. ii. Marcum has been men
toned as the next Democratic can.
didate for State Treasurer. Mr..
Marcum made many friends, among
members of both the principal po-
litical parties, while serving as
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate
last winter, and as he is very popu.
lar wherever known would make a
strong candidate. We hope he will
receive the nomination.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

Mrs. Kate Muller, of Cincinnati.
threw her ten year old daughter out
OF the window of a three story
building, and then jumped out her
self, Monday morning. The moth
er was instantly killed and the child
only lived a few hours. The cause
OF the murder and suicide is attrib-
uted to the cruelty, drunkenness and
neglect of the husband ard father.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-11-04

The Republicans carried Indian
apolis last week.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
Work of q CRANK.

While Adclina Patti was singing in the
Grand Opera House, San Francisco, on
Wednesday night, tremendous explosion
was heard, and cloud Of smoke arose
above the railing Of the top gallery. AS
soon rs The location Of trouble could be
learned, a policeman rushed to the scene
and found II man with burnt face and
hands, moaning with agony, and The re-
mains of an Internal machine about him.
Hc was placed under arrest aud conveyed
to the hospital, where he stated that when
he stopped to pick up his hat aud cane he
found Il package under his seat which hc
picked up, and that as he raised it TO see
what it was it exploded.
lie was badly hurt IIc gave his namu
as DR.. James Hodges, aged II years, resi-
dent in San Francisco. IIc stUutiy main
tains his innocence, but it is generally be
licvCd he tried to throw a bomb at Paul.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
An Expensive Luxury.

Just think Of it. A $500 Judge, q
81, COO Solicitor, with Sheriff, Clerk, Slcno-
graphcr and a company of Court constubcs
and the cmblcms Of their Office, together
with 80 good and lawful men" called here
from every corner of the country sitting
in solemn dignity to find out whether ne
gro had stolen II dollar-and a.halt hog. |:
is scarcely possible that the ingenuity CT
the average Legislator ever dreamed of q
more absurdly ridiculous proceeding The
hog case and Il few other cases which wrIC
tried at this court, would scarcely main
tain the digNity of good Trial Justice ;
Otlice.-.l66eciNG Press and B0Nncr.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
The bingham Case Again.

1t is now said that Walter bingham has
left the asylum where he has been in hiding,
and that he has made his way to Alunmncp
county through Virginia. The DUrham
Rcc0rClGr declares that he has bccn at his
home since the murder, and it says Ihat.
besides, he has actually visited the scene or
his crime. This is a strange declaration
one Of the most remarkable made ubnu, tie
whole affair. An officer Of the law said to
correspondent that if ever bingham
were brought to trial (and never othcrwi1r)
facts would be brought to light which
would give character TO TIE murder rs T..
make it more horrible than even the most
sensational imagination could conceive.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
MORE ABOUT THE MATTHEW'S CASE.
n COlored Man Leads in the Opposition
Charges OF Bribery.

WAsHINGToN, d. c., February S.--Thc
remainder Of the documents bearing upon
the nomination Of Mr.. JamCsC. Matthews,
Of Albany, n. y, to be Recorder Of Deeds
for the District Of Columbia, were made
public today in conformity with the re
moval of the injunction of secrecy by the
Senate in secret session yesterday The
greater part of the petitions and mcmornn-
da received from persons outside of WASH
ington appear to have been originated by
Mr.. VIM. III. johnson, cOlorcd, Of Albany,
N. u, whose name leads those attached TO
the petitions and whose signature alone is
attached to number of iOup letters, nc.
cuslng Matthews of attempts ut brhing
hin, intimidation of color, d voters and GI
uttering threats of removal of colorcl men
from employment ut the State capital I'M
less they voted the Democratic ticket. John.
son further asserts that in past years Mai.
thcWs was, with him, an earnest Rppub)i
can worker, but changed his politics from
corrupt motives. Among the protesting
documents is an editorial from the TROY
Telegram, charactcrzipg Matthew'S as the
worst kind Of offensive partisan; report of
the executive com nittGc Of the Columbia
Democratic club defining It's position upon
home rule; and letter from J. Owen
Moore, Of Washingtondalc, Orange county,
n. Y, declaring that Matthews is scoun
drel and is only using his black skin us
stock in trade in politics."